Strum, the God of Storms

The god of storms in the Korinthian Pantheon. He has a temper like none other, raging and crashing into everything that stands in his path. He will destroy coastal cities, sink massive fleets, and tear through the land all because they exist. People pray to him so they may live through their voyages and not seek his wrath. He learned quickly that he was unloved and unwanted among his parents. In acts of spite and anger, he causes chaos in his parents realms seek their attention and respect. People who wish to not anger him often leave offerings of his favorite food and drink, honeycombs and goats milk, in hopes to have a peaceful journey across the land or sea. Strum is often depicted with lightning and clouds swirling around him as he holds an empty bottle in his hand.

Worshipers
The church of Strum is small by the standards of a greater deity, and his followers are fanatical in their love of destruction. The clergy has no formal hierarchy; obedience is enforced through might. Priests of Strum are fond of extorting sailors and farmers, threatening that Strum would bring destructive storms upon them if they did not placate the angry god. They are not to pursue wealth and luxury with many indulging in acts of random or spiteful violence, pillage, and banditry. Their clerics were also commit evangelists who seek to gain converts through fear or the enticement of raw power.

Clerics of Strum wear black robes and cloaks shot through with teardrops and jagged lines of gold and silver while high clergy wore blue-white ceremonial robes streaked with crimson. All of them wear eye patches. Strum clerics generally cross-trained as barbarians, sorcerers, wizards, or as stormlords.

Worship of Strum is outlawed in many countries. Most Strum holy sites are secret because of the church's reputation. Public churches often take the form of castles or fortified strongholds that lay on earthquake fault lines or in the path of storms or lava; Strum ensures they remain unscathed.